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2026-06-17T15:07:06-06:00

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Top of the Country: I Knew It I Knew You

Last updated on: June 17, 2026 at 3:07 pm By Coyle Neal

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In this week’s Top of the Country Taylor Swift returns to her long-running spot with her new song “I Knew It, I knew You.” If you’re counting (and I obviously am), it has been five years since Taylor held a #1 spot on the Country charts with the re-release of “All to Well” as she worked back through her catalog for rights purposes. If we don’t count those (and I probably wouldn’t, but that’s a different conversation), then it has... Read more

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2026-05-19T18:56:50-06:00

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The Hope of the Resurrection

Last updated on: May 19, 2026 at 6:56 pm By Coyle Neal

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In The Hope of the Resurrection, Patrick Schreiner argues that the resurrection gives us hope. And that’s a simple statement, but it’s one that is far too often overlooked in the Evangelical world. In this new (and short!) little book, Schreiner argues that we regularly focus on the Incarnation and Crucifixion to the exclusion of the Resurrection. Since Paul explicitly tells us that if there is no resurrection there is no hope, it makes sense we should have equal room... Read more

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2026-06-03T08:59:32-06:00

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Top of the Country: Be Her

Last updated on: June 3, 2026 at 8:59 am By Coyle Neal

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This Top of the Country series blogs through the Country hits of the year, focusing this week on “Be Her” by Ella Langley. I should be clear up front that this is not a song written for me. I mean, that’s fine. It doesn’t have to be written for me. But take that into account while I’m trying to review it. Just as I’m probably not the person to review Shania’s “Feel Like a Woman”, so this is outside of my wheelhouse.... Read more

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2026-06-08T10:44:17-06:00

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Cubes, Backrooms, and Staircases

Last updated on: June 8, 2026 at 10:44 am By Coyle Neal

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The film out now, Backrooms, looks to be very much an homage to the cult classic Cube, as is the recent novel The Staircase in the Woods. The thing about a cult classic is, you either love it, hate it, or have never heard of it. Cube is such a movie, The Staircase in the Woods is likely to be such a book. And Backrooms, well, it’s doing pretty well (though I confess I’ve not seen it yet). So maybe it will avoid the “cult” moniker and... Read more

2026-06-03T07:34:28-06:00

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Top of the Country: Brunette

Last updated on: June 3, 2026 at 7:34 am By Coyle Neal

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This Top of the Country series blogs through the Country hits of the year, focusing this week on “Brunette” by Tucker Wetmore. I’ll admit I’d never heard of Tucker Wetmore before his song hit number one. And it’s definitely an interesting one! The music video has all the hallmarks of a classic Country song–it’s even set in the old West! And yet, the song also breaks a number of conventions. Country music is heavily Southern (the imagery of this video... Read more

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2026-05-18T14:54:38-06:00

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Owen Among the Theologians

Last updated on: May 18, 2026 at 2:54 pm By Coyle Neal

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Owen Among the Theologians by Kelly Kapic and Ty Kieser is an interesting exercise in systematic theology. Each chapter takes a topic and puts John Owen in conversation with other theologians from history on that topic. So for example, how should our eschatology shape our social action? That question is answered by putting Owen in conversation with Lemuel Haynes. Or what should our view of Christ look like? That question we can explore through setting Owen next to Karl Barth. I’ve... Read more

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2026-05-26T19:51:43-06:00

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Top of the Country: The Fall

Last updated on: May 26, 2026 at 7:51 pm By Coyle Neal

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This Top of the Country series blogs through the Country hits of the year, focusing this week on “The Fall” by Cody Johnson. Cody Johnson’s “The Fall” is a simple, straightforward, and classic Country song that deserved its week at the top of the Country charts. Sometimes Country music gets super specific, and tells a story that is timeless because of how exact the narrative is. And sometimes it gives us a broad and loose mood that bounces from point... Read more

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2026-05-19T18:56:15-06:00

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We need a good Odyssey

Last updated on: May 19, 2026 at 6:56 pm By Coyle Neal

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… but I don’t know that Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey will be it. That said, all we have at this point is the trailer, a handful of stills, and a couple of interviews. So let’s hold off on judgment and exercise some cautious optimism. After all, Nolan is the guy who gave us Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Inception, and Memento (the last of which I’ve not seen, but which I am assured is excellent). Of course he also gave us Insomnia, The Prestige, and The Dark Knight Rises.... Read more

2026-05-23T14:52:48-06:00

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The End of the Late Show

Last updated on: May 23, 2026 at 2:52 pm By Coyle Neal

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On May 21, 2026, The Late Show came to an end after over three decades of broadcasting. I do not claim any special insight into the combination of politics and economics that brought about the show’s end. (Though as a Christian having an openly Roman Catholic late night host created an interesting dynamic–Colbert himself has commented regularly on his faith.) I do claim, however, that you should watch the final episode (available on Youtube for free) to see an example of... Read more

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2026-05-22T11:42:23-06:00

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Mortal Kombat 2: Can Video Game Movies Save Us?

Last updated on: May 22, 2026 at 11:42 am By Coyle Neal

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This post reviews 2026’s Mortal Kombat 2 and asks whether video game movies can save us by leading to a revival in great film In the 1960s and 70s, American film had fallen on hard times. Movies were gritty and dark. Heroes were really anti-heroes (at best). And the vision of the nation was grim. Perhaps the movie that best typifies the era was Dirty Harry, in which justice is done, but it takes a “dirty” cop to do it. The American people... Read more

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